Interface, Inc., the worldwide leader in design, production and sales of environmentally responsible modular carpet, has linked sustainability progress to inquiry since 1994, when a customer asked a question about the company’s position on the environment and Interface was not satisfied with its own answer. With the release of the company’s latest 2011 EcoMetrics and…
It is important to realize the effect that an environment can make on its inhabitants. People are most often proud of where they live, and this should not stop as one moves into a residence after retirement. It is not hard to agree that cheerful and comfortable interiors create a much more positive environment for…
Philips Ambient LED 12.5-watt Household bulb is the only true replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb. Unique in design…this bulb when lit, produces a beautiful, soft white dimmable light just like a standard incandescent bulb. The innovative segmented cap diffuses light in all directions…casting no shadows. An energy saving replacement that lasts 25,000 hours and uses 80 per…
Signifying the continued steady growth of high-end real estate in Toronto, Camrost-Felcorp is now launching one of the most interesting pieces of penthouse real estate in the country, with the new release of Imperial Plaza Sky Penthouses . David Feldman, president and CEO of Camrost-Felcorp Inc., is pleased to announce a first-time partnership…
The Canada Council for the Arts announced today that Toronto-based architectural firm Paul Raff Studio is the winner of the prestigious Ronald J. Thom Award for Early Design Achievement. Given every two years to an emerging practitioner, this award recognizes outstanding talent in architectural design, and sensitivity to allied arts, crafts, and professions including landscape,…
The National Urban Design Awards selected two projects by Diamond Schmitt Architects among this year’s winners in the bi-annual program that recognizes design achievement. North Vancouver City Library won the Medal for Excellence in Urban Architecture. One Cole condominium in Toronto received the Certificate of Merit in the same category. …
Teknion has just announced that its MAST Monitor Support Arms & Accessories offering was honored with a Bronze in the Office & Productivity category of the International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) 2012 competition, which is sponsored annually by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). MAST also recently received a 2012 Green Good Design Award…
The Royal Institute of British Architecture (RIBA) recently announced that the Centre for International Governance Innovation Campus (CIGI Campus) in Waterloo, Ontario – designed by Toronto-based Kuwabara McKenna Blumberg Architects – is a recipient of the prestigious International Award for Architecture. CIGI Campus is one of 12 projects selected from around the world. Other recipients…
The Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE) at Algonquin College in Ottawa has won the Academic Leadership Award for green building innovation. The award was presented at the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) National Conference in Toronto. The landmark building opened in 2011 and consolidates under one sizable green roof the College’s…
The Design Exchange (DX )is proud to reveal its fall exhibition: Vertical Urban Factory, an examination of the progression of factory design, including the likes of Henry Ford's Highland Park assembly line. Considering the Quake, the accompanying exhibit, explores seismic design and the science of architecture, featuring Office for Metropolitan Architecture's (OMA) ground breaking Taipei Performing Arts Centre…